Overview |
In this activity, students will become familiar with strategies they can use in their academic and personal lives by practicing evaluating sources for authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
Grades: 5-12 |
The Activity |
Students may complete this activity individually or in small groups. Students will analyze the ProCon page, Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms? and a contrasting source of your choice for authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
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ProCon.org Topic: Can be adapted to any ProCon.org topic. Subjects: Communication, Media Literacy, Composition Common Core Anchor Standards: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10 Common Core Content Standards: RI.1, RI.6, RI.8, W.2, RH.8 |